Configuration Utility Objects Menu
Choose the Objects option from the Configuration Utility main menu to access
Objects
the controllers, logical drives, physical drives, and SCSI channels individually.
You can also change settings for each object. The Objects menu options are as
follows. Battery Backup appears shown on some Objects menus but you cannot
select this option because MegaRAID does not support this feature.
Adapter
Choose Adapter from the Objects menu to select a controller (if the computer
has more than one) and to modify parameters. You can install only one
MegaRAID controller, but you can also install other controllers. The menu
options are:
•
Clear Configuration
•
FlexRAID PowerFail
•
Disk Spin up Timings
•
Chip Set Type
•
Cache Flush Timings
•
Rebuild Rate
•
Alarm Control
•
Factory Defaults
•
Auto Rebuild
The Objects/Adapter menu options are:
Option
Clear Configuration
FlexRAID
PowerFail
Disk Spin up
Timings
Chip Set Type
Cache Flush
Timings
Rebuild Rate
Alarm Control
Factory Defaults
Auto Rebuild
Description
Choose this option to erase the current configuration from
the controller non-volatile memory.
Choose this option to enable the FlexRAID PowerFail
feature. Choose this option to allow drive reconstruction to
continue when the system restarts if a power failure occurs.
Choose this option to set the method and timing for spinning
up the hard disk drives in the computer.
Select the type of chipset used in the motherboard in the
host computer.
Choose this option to set the cache flush interval to once
every 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 seconds.
Choose this option to display and change the rebuild rate for
drives attached to the selected adapter.
Choose this option to enable, disable, or silence the onboard
alarm tone generator.
Choose this option to load the default MegaRAID
Configuration Utility settings.
Choose this option to automatically rebuild drives when
they fail.
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